Aminu Dantata To Be Buried In Saudi Arabia Today.

 It was Alhaji Dantata's wish to be buried in Saudi Arabia beside his wife.

Sanusi Dantata @SasDantata

Alhamdulillah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has granted approval for the remains of late Alh. Aminu Dantata to be buried in the Holy land of Madinah!

Arrangements are ongoing for his Janazah tomorrow, insha Allah, in the Holy Prophet’s mosque.

May Allah accept the prayers of all well wishers, forgive him, shower him with His mercy, and grant him Jannatul-Firdaws, Ameen!

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DELEGATION ARRIVES SAUDI ARABIA AHEAD DANTATA'S FUNERAL

A Federal Government delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia, to receive to remains of late business icon and elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata ahead of his funeral in the Islamic holy city of Madinah.

Alhaji Dantata died in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday aged 94.

The delegation, which left Nigeria late on sunday arrived Madinah in the early hours of Monday.

Led by the Minister of Defence and former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, the delegation consists of Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, and Minister of State of Housing Development, Honourable Yusuf Abdullahi Ata.

Also in the delegation are prominent Islamic clerics, Dr Bashir Aliyu Umar, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa and Khalifa Abdullahi Muhammad, imam of Dantata Mosque, Abuja.

The delegation is joined by members of the Nigerian consulate general in Jeddah led by Ambassador Muazzam Ibrahim Nayaya, who had been making arrangements for the funeral scheduled to take place later on Monday.

RABIU IBRAHIM

Special Assistant to the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation

June 30, 2025

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